The Russellville Democrat., 1887-11-02

secretary OF Tue interior, eSJlmatcS tne
population of the Territory at 143, $50, an
increase OF over 16, 600 in the last two years,
and taxable property. exclusive Of rail
roads, S50,6S3, 500, an increase of nearly
s200, ,O0o
THE Navy Department is informed Of the
death Of Rear Admiral J. w. A. Nicholson
(retired).
THE EAST.
PREMIER NoRQUAY, of Manitoba, now in
New York. has closed contract for Che
sale of s250,00o in Provincial bonds for the
Red River Valley railway.
CHOLERA has broken out in the steam
ship Britannia, which has for some time
been detained at lower quarantine at New
York
CHARLES /. PHILLIPS, president OF the
defunct Columbian Bank Of Philadelphia,
has fed to Europe.
HENRY MEKTIN JACKSON, cashier OF the
United States sub-treasury in New York,
has fed to Canada His accounts show a
deficit OF 5000 His aged father is secre-
tary OF the American Bible Society.
ROBERT s. HALL, the variety actor who
murdered an actress named Lillian Rivers
at Philadelphia some timc ago, has been
found guilty Of murder in the first degree.
wounded by Frank Rivers, her jealous hus-
band, when her murder took place.
THE New York Court Of Appeals decided
adversely to the Henry George party on
the appeal in the mandamus suit to compel
the New York police board to appoint a
representative of that party as the fifth
member of the various boards Of inspectors
of elections.
AN area OF about twenty-five acres caved
In at the Green Ridge colliery, near Scran-
ton, Pa, the other night, owing to the rob-
bing of coal pillars. Three veins Of coal
were choked up and will probably be aban-
doned. The 300 men in the works were
warned just in time to escape.
LISA WEBER, well known as a burl sque
actress, formerly with the Lydia Tlomp-
son troupe, died at Buffalo, N. Y, recently.
WARNER MILLEE's new pulp and paper
mill at Cornith, N. Y, fell recently. The
walls of the building we're finished and the
interior OF the structure was being COM
plcted. John Mallory was killed and three
other persons whose names were unknown
were buried under the debris.
Lo He Rome, q Chinese laundrynan, COM
mitted suicide in New York City the other
day by cutting his throat.
JOHN GLASS, aged sixty years, g resident
of Loretto, Pa, while driving a pair OF
horses over the railway crossing at Lilly's
station the ether morning, was struck by
the day express and fatally injured. Both
horses were killed.
The New Hampshire House has passed a
bill to create State Board Of Arbitration,
also the bill confirming and ratifying the
lease Of the Manchester Il Lawrence road
to the Boston Il Maine road.
NJ l>,,,I Ia.s. -
Lancaster, Pa, has made an assignment
with $75, 900 liabilities.
MARY HOGAN, of North Adams, Mass,
was suffocated by coal gas from stove the
other day
AT a meeting OF Typographical Union
No. 9 al Now York the other uight, called
for the purpose of deciding whether the
strike should be continued, it was decided
TO leave the issue in the hands sf the strike
committee. This was thought to mean the
end OF the strike
Ex-ALDERMAN JAMES PEARSON, of Doodle
notoriety, dealer in mems furnishing goods,
3s9 Sixth avenue, New York, has trans
ferred his business to A. J. Pearson, who Is
supposed to be his wife. His creditors have
been pushing him Of late.
A CONFERENCE was held at New York
on the 9th between President Chandler, Of
the Postal Telegraph Company, and Jay
Gould, atwhich the relations of the Mutual
Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
were settled. 1t was thought higher rates
would be announced almost Immediately.
THE Irving Hall branch OF the New York
City Democracy has indorsed the Repub-
lican County ticket throughout.
DR.. McGLYNN, while in syracuse, N.
T., pronounced as absolutely false the
Pittsburgh story that he was about to seek
forgiveness and reinstatement In the
Catholic Church.
CORNELIUS VANDERBiLT denies that he
has ever had any interest whatever in the
Mitkiewicz Chinese bank, and declares that
any use Of his name in that connection
has been without his knowledge or au-
thority.
TEEMER defeated Gaudaur by half mile
in the boat race at Lake Maranacook, Me-,
on the 2Sth; time, 20:2s3E
FoRTY-SISE head OF cattle have been
slaughtered on the farm OF James Finnegan,
near New Brunswick, n. j., on account Of
pleuro-pneumonia
IT was reported In New York on the 2Sth
that the long-lost body OF A. T. Stewart
had been discovered.